what type of government is demonstrated when one person or a small group holds sovereignty
When the government controls everything, It is called Command/Communism
Dictatorship
Totalitarian
An oligarchy is a government controlled by a small group of wealthy landowners and corporate leaders.
A group of territories controlled by one person is called an empire.
A government controlled by a small privileged and powerful group is called an oligarchy.When that group consists of aristocrats, it is called an aristocracy.
They did not want the power within the federal government to be controlled by just one person or group.
Limited government is when the people have some sort of say in the laws created. A limited government is controlled by many people. The U.S. government has a limited government. An UNlimited government is a government ruled by one person or a small group. Often times these rulers are unfair and create unfair laws. The people don't have a say in anything.
Oligarchy An oligarchist is someone who supports Oligarchy.
Monarchy is the term for a "rule by one". The corresponding term for "rule by a few" is called an oligarchy. The form of government that is controlled by one person, or a small group headed by that person, is a "dictatorship".
The Taliban is the Muslim fundamentalist group that controlled Afghanistan. The group was active as a militia from 1994 to 1996, and controlled the government from 1996 to 2001.
He believed that if all three powers were combined the government would be too corrupt, therefore he believed that the executive body should be in the hands of a single person, the legislative in the hands of a group of people (less corruption) and the judiciary should be controlled by judges.